Boston A-List: Vietnamese - Best of 2014

The Boston Globe: At Phở Lê in Dorchester, the soup’s the thing

February 2014

At Phở Lê in Dorchester, steam wafts straight up from a gigantic bowl of soup, tender slices of beef floating in the clear broth, a mound of thin rice noodles at the bottom of the bowl. This Vietnamese phở is accompanied by a plate piled high with mint, cinnamon basil, and bean sprouts.

Boston.com: A primer on Vietnamese cuisine

August 2013

In Massachusetts, the Vietnamese population is over 47,000, with the largest communities in Dorchester, Quincy, and Worcester (and the concentration of restaurants there as well). For these immigrants and their children, food is the connection to their culture.

WGBH: A Visit to Fields Corner and Phở Lê

March 2015

Fields Corner in Dorchester really is the destination for Vietnamese cuisine in the greater Boston area. This neighborhood offers the widest and most concentrated selection of Vietnamese food throughout Boston.

Dorchester Reporter: Vietnamese soup has become signature dish in Dot

May 2012

Throw a stone from the Field’s Corner MBTA station, and you’re most likely to hit a Vietnamese restaurant serving some of the best phở the city has to offer. Phở (pronounced fuh), a fragrant and flavorful noodle soup, is the Southeast Asian country’s most popular soup dish, and it has also found a fond place in Americans’ stomachs and hearts.

Boston.com: Traditional Vietnamese, hot and hearty

July 2011

There’s a moment when it probably looks like we’re about to cover the table top with our phở (pronounced fuh). We’re struggling with the broth, beef, and a mass of rice noodles at the bottom of the bowl, trying to break them up and ladle the mixture into smaller bowls.